if anybody deserves a front row seat in heaven, it's joe califano for what he's done to get people away from smoking cigarettes. >> thank you. >> you have a question for us on lby? >> caller: i have a two-part question for mr. califano, if i could. and the first part is, do you believe that lyndon johnson was aware that our entrance into vietnam was really to stifle democracy? and i base that statement on the fact that right after the french were defeated, an agreement was reached whereby there would be a free election throughout north and south vietnam. we found out that ho chi minh would have been elected by a landslide and, therefore, we stop the election. and in effect, stifled democracy. first part of the question. >> and ask your second, please. >> caller: the second, mr. califano, what is there about that atmosphere and the people surrounding the president that would take a man like lyndon johnson based on your talk this morning and the knowledge that i have, he had a heart as big as that white house. he was for the little man. he probably would abhor any kind of war, yet he turn